only the serious need apply...

mentorship could be key with gen-y...

the word is out on generation y. retention in the "talent economy" is job one and many companies have yet to figure out how to get in the head of what many call the "entitlement generation."

turnover is at an all time ridiculous high, it suddenly became ok to be seemingly unreliable in terms of your work history. fresh out of school and still wet behind the ears the consensus is, here comes easy street. gimme, gimme, gimme or i'm gone is the mantra of so many recent grads, these guys have to be pleaded with just to have them show up for a work shift on a regular basis, as was the story from someone i talked to the other day.

without going into all the parenting issues i believe that are partially to blame for this epidemic of "jump shippers" ....i refer now to the whole self-esteem movement where kids get trophies for breathing and figuring out how to tie their own shoes at age ten. i suggest maybe expecting more of our kids in terms of effort, commitment and serious accomplishment before the acclaim and fan fare come rushing in. as it was for most gen-xer's or the even less forgiving baby boomers....without going into all of that...i do believe there is something positive to extract from this dilemma. however, i still reserve the right to shake my head at grade eight graduations...

as is usually the case when the scales are tipped overwhelmingly one way or another the market must shift. i came across this la times article and i think it provides some decent insight and solutions to this annoying, expensive problem that is without question here to stay.

bureaucratic process...

spider-man the mba.....

2 more to go...

the oilers have just two more wins before they can lift stanley's mug. i know they can do it. keep the pressure down low, keep them looking over their shoulders, shoot from everywhere and crash the net at every opportunity. the oil need to dictate the play and win every race to the puck. most importantly stay out of the box and convert more pp chances into goals.

I know that next monday the oilers will be lifting the greatest trophy in sports......

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being busy isn't much of an excuse but it's all i've got...things are only getting more intense. persistence, focus, creativity and just plain hard work is allowing fusedlogic to grow. we're still looking for cool people to join the team, in fact, that's the toughest challenge at the moment.

on another note, i'm concerned about the oilers and the hole they're in. we'll see what they're able to accomplish on wednesday night. hopefully, they can get more shots from increased pressure down low. san jose is playing the oilers game, they just seem to want it more, winning more races and battles and that's the key so far for them, we'll have to turn the tables tomorrow night...

boycott exxon...

ok, so coordination to not buy fuel on one day is a lame plan and it didn't work. so how about just boycotting esso and petrocan forever. cut up those goofy points cards after you drain them and then never go back.

let's start a PRICE WAR of our own. don't stop buying gas completely, just stop buying from esso and petrocan and once their volumes drop enough, lower prices will follow to entice us back, all other gas retailers will follow suit. also, reduce your consumption a quarter tank or more if you can a week, look for ways to use less by planning more of your driving, and when buying fuel only purchase half a tank, rather than fill up all the time.

the market drives the price, not exxon, take the power back.

in addition, start writing your congressman, senator, mp, all politicians that have they're hands in the tax jar and help them understand that enough is enough. being taxed ontop of tax is always ridiculous but even more so at these retarded gas prices.

exxon, shell and others are absolutely guilty of closing down refineries in the u.s. so that they can manipulate the amount of refining capacity which drives up prices. remember that, these guys are absolute rip-off artists.

so take your 1 million esso or petro points go get your chocolate bar with them and then cut up the card at the counter letting them know you'll never be back because they're prices are too high.

cut the cards, cut the cards, cut the cards......